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An American online music zine (pitchforkshall remain nameless) posted dates for Patrick Wolf last week. But Wolf's website made no mention of the show, nor did the venue. The venue in fact had another band scheduled that night, just two weeks from now.

As a billionaire American I could afford to send the Troubadour money on the cuff...well, I faxed them a credit card number...anyway, lucky me he is playing (JulieTroubadour called to say, they took my money and I'm on the list!), but I'm wondering how often this happens? I don't ever remember seeing bands getting "bumped" off a nightclub's schedule for another band. (And by the former "bands", I mean, any bands not the Babyshambles.) But I'm not in the business and don't pay that close of attention to this sort of thing.

Do nightclubs/promoters frequently juggle lineups?

Should I receive a discount for being held in suspense for four days?

And finally, can I look forward to Patrick bitch-slapping the new drummer?

certainly I've heard of this sort of thing happening for small promoters at small London venues: suddenly told it was double booked, a real mistake...when clearly someone's just come along with more money/clout and nabbed the place.

Also I think Prole's old band regularly rehearsed somewhere a bit fancy where they would occasionally be told they hadn't got a booking because presumably a big signed band had been in need of rehearsal space.

hold back a 'secret guest' slot for either him or Dirty Pretty Things only for them to knock it back and try and charge £8 for people to watch Dan Le Sac & Scroobius Pip as well? I think that's why they ended up playing that upstairs bit in that pub over the road, as some sort of protest.

once we were actually at soundcheck when one band turned up unannounced with two other support bands, basically their venue had fallen through and because they were on 4AD, their manager said they had to play that night or the label wouldn't use the venue again. Probably not the case at the troubadour, but still..

a few months ago about a These Monsters show in London getting scrapped so the promotor could book Pete Dohrety. I think the band even had to pull out of another date in Bournemouth to play that one. There was a really big thing about it on these boards.